The Las Vegas NBA Summer League offered the first glimpse into the futures of many bright young players in the Association. Victor Wembanyama was obviously the main attraction, but I was impressed by several players' performances. They may not contribute to fantasy immediately (or even this season), but it's worth reflecting on some of the best performances throughout the opening weekend of Summer League.
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and led the Summer League in scoring through Tuesday. Before being shut down, he averaged 35.5 points with seven rebounds, four assists, three triples and 1.5 stocks with 49/33/85 shooting splits. I doubt fantasy managers expected that much of an offensive explosion, but hopefully, this confidence level will carry over into the season.
He attempted an average of 21.5 shot attempts per game in Vegas, and while that won't happen once the regular season rolls around, it was great to see him succeed with so much volume. The other area of improvement was in his playmaking. He only registered a couple of assists against Portland, but against Detroit, he tallied six dimes. Playing alongside several shoot-first guys like
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